A protest is planned today at 3 p.m. outside U.S. Rep. Tom Reed's district office at 410 E. State St., Ithaca.

Organizers said in a release the protest is aimed at Reed because of the congressman's vote "to give in to Tea Party demands and shut down the government, all so that he could take away critical patient protections and give insurance companies free rein to raise health care costs."

Reed's district includes much of the Southern Tier, as well as all of Yates County and part of Ontario County.